Battery holder



,;1 M. c. PHILLIPS 2,328,095

BATTERY HOLDER Filed Nov. 14, 1941 maybe placedand confined. a

Although'I have here specified one purpose and use ot'the invention,I-wish to make it v clearly "Figllls a Patented Aug. i l

mainpurpose of the presentinvention isto, provide'fa convenient holderandsuppo'rt for the electric battery which constitutes apart ofapparatus furnished as an aid tdhearing' of deaf persons. Such batterieshave substantial size and weight and theirsatisfactorystowage in thepattern is rdided in being asserhbled ar me clothing of the user *ofierssomewhat-of'aprob lem,.particularly to those whose clothing is not wellequipped with pockets. But" even where pockets are provided, the weightof a battery placed invone frequently causes unsightly saggingotthegarmenth f 'i 1 Having before me the problem "of enabling women,particularly, to carrybatterie's of'this I character conveniently,withoutzimp'osing weight uncomfortably, or impairing the lines .of theirclothing or encumbering their hands, I have devised alhol'der orsupportxwhich may be suspended from albeit, girdle or'foundat'iongarment and otherwise' held close to the body so as not to swing, andincludes a pocket in whicha battery understood that I amnot limitedtosuch use, but claim protection for lthe novel principles and articleof'Substantialthickness, 'suchlas thebatback sheeti 8%8, fespectively,of Fig; 2.

Like reference characters'designate the; same 7 h triangular ba'ckingsheet'or piecea of flexible f me and a -fifontpiece b aiso of flexiblefabric,

ofsnialler' dirnensions, stitche d tothe piece a in a manner to 'fo'rnra'"pock'et wherein an oblong ter y commomy J provided with hearing 7 aidjapparatus] maybecontained; The fabric used for these pieces ispreferably a closely woyen smooth textile fabric light imweightiand thepieces are made of two or "more-plies each to give ample stre'rig'thij'lfhe piece b i's fapplied t9 the central area of thebacki'ngpiecea andis stitched thereto alongfits opposite side edges c and deem the tbottom ends threofto the pointsflc' j-and 'd", and

along the bottom jedge' e, leaving its upper end unattached throughout:the full "width between characteristics of the article hereinafter? dewI scribed, andall substantial equivalents thereof, w for all thepurposes {and uses to which j-it may be put; Hence the" term batteryholder]? by which thea'rticle is called in'the title of thisfipatent andinvthefollowingdescription, is table-con-v strued as" including 1equivalent holderskor' supporters when designed and used for carryingother things than hearing aid batteries and whether applied to theperson in the manner herein shown orotherwise. i 9 T invention, whichfat present'I consider preferable to-othersiis shown One embodiment of vbe in the accompanying drawing; inwhich-g U a Fig. 1 isa perspectiveview of the portion 'oiia person's body to which thi ex'nbodimeht of then d to be applied, showing the i holder appliedthereto;

invention is design Fig. 2 is a front view of the holder removed fromthe person;

Fig. 315 a similarview of the pattern for the fabric piece which formsthe main or back sheet of the holder; showing by dottedlines-the mannerinwhich the piece out according to this pattern is folded in being madeup into theflnished similar view of the patterniorthe front member otthe pocket, showing by dotted lines the mannerin which the piece cuttothat" said points 6 ans id". The piece b is wider than e the.prescribed-width 'oifthe pocket and itsside w edges are'stitch'ed to theibacking'piece on para l glel linesl "naQrer' together than the-width ofthe piece; lan'd, in st'itching," the"; lower ends ofthe'.

later'afrnargins of" the piece are: irjldedfunder, as 'indicated bydottedlinesin Fig ifand asshown Lat-randg in the sectional views,fFigs.7 and 8,

and securedby theseariis-which run parallel with the; edge e, Thisconstruction provides funness ih th'epocket to receive-athickfarticlejlike a battery without materially bulging the backingpiece; a 1 t t r i w The upper I taper "and with; notches 'h gand n; thOPP Site i edgesforming aftongue j Bjelow these notches thesideh'margiinspof the'pie ce are folded inward and stitched tothe'fadiaqent' ho ly) Dartoflthe a piece to remr 'r'ce the b'a seoithetongue. I'he tongue-'is pas'sed through'the 510mm flat hook endiofthejfro'nt piece is cut with a or clasp k and stitched down to the backof the and secure the inserted article. h A suspension strap orsuspender l is outside thereof and has a-downward extension I equippedwith a loop m into'which the hook kl i may be passed. The strap 1,preferablymade of elastic webbing, is extensible inlength, being doubledover and having attached to its end a;-

a time: 0mm in H l t Application Novemberlglll il; Serial lfIo 41 9, 140: v' w secured to the uppermost angleof the backingpiece on the abight of the folded strap, whereby the strap may be made fast to anarticle of the wearers clothing, such as the waist band of a garment, abelt, a girdle, etc.

' invention is intended. What I claim and desire tosecure by Lettersvice 'for which a particular embodiment of the I I Patent is: 7

The opposite lower corners or angles of the back pieceare atsubstantially equal distances from the topmost angleor apex, and-to oneof 7 them is secured a strap p and to the, other a flat toned ring rwith a protectivertab s backof it,

The strap p is of like construction to the strap Z, passing through aslot in a flat hook t and doubled back, with a clasp u on its extremityto grip thestanding'part of the strap and adjust the effective length ofthe strap between the hook t and the corner of the backing piece towhich the strap is secured. Strap p is adapted to be'passed around theleg of the wearer and the hook r to be then engaged with the ring 1".

When applied to the. use specified inthe introductory partofthisspecification the fastener o is attached to a garment of thewearer, such as the girdle w shown in Fig. 1, at-the side'of the hip orthigh and ata height such as will locate the-pocket at a convenientdistance above the wearers knee. The strap 3) is passed around thewearersleg and hooked into the ring ghaving been adjusted to a length.whichwill confine the holder closely to the leg witholltbeing ,tightenough'to be uncomfortable I The battery, shown in dottedlines inFigs, 1and 5, is placed in'the pocket and the hook 7c is caught into-the ringIt may be notedat this point that, the lower 1. A container forsupporting, on the person, an electric battery comprising a backingsheet of flexible material having a wide base and side edges convergingupwardly to anapex, a suspender secured to said apex extending upwardlytherefrom, means connected withthe upper end of said Suspender forattaching the same to'a garment of the wearer, an extension on saidsusing a leg "of the wearer, a front piece narrower atits lower end thanthe base portion of the backing piece stitched at its bOU' Qm andsideedges to the latter to form a pocketada'pted to receive a battery, andhaving a free upper end with sideedges converging upwardly toward theoperating fastening member secured to said suspender extension at aheight suitable for engageg corners of the backing piece a are madewithex V cess width and the ecilgesa and a are foldedunder s o as tobring'the outline approximately to that indicated by the dotted linesa3; and a and are sewed fast, This'formation causes the side edges ofthe holder to lie close againstthewearers leg notwithstandingthetendency .of, the weight of the battery to pull them away.

V It will be a parent from the foregoing description' that the holder iseasily adjusted and; practical. It is comfortable to wear, andby virtueoi ,the manner in whichfit is appliedto the body,

I it makesthe weight of the enclosed battery practicallyinappreciable tothe wearer. 'The support afforded by the outer wall ofthe pocket, thestrap 7 extension Z'and hooksk, assists greatly in dimin-.

ishing the apparent weight.

or left by reversing the positions of v the: leg strap 1 lustration hereis hardly thicker than thewidth of the lines ofthe drawing. But ofcourse any suitable fabric of f any suitable thickness weight I andstrength may be used according to the serment with the first namedfastening member and to transmit to the Suspender the stress, imposed onthe front piece by the Weight of a battery contained in the pocket. I r.2. A holder forsupporting on the .personithe battery of, an aid to,hearing apparatus,comprising a backing piece of flexible fabric, a frontpiece secured at side andbottom edges centrally to thebacking piece, andbeing of greaterwidth than the distance betweencthe lines at whichjtsside edges are securedto thebacking piece to provide a pocket withsuffioient fullness to contain such a battery, the base of the backingpiece extending at both sides beyond-the bottom of said pocket, and its,upperextremity extending abovethe stop of the pocket, and, the ,backingpiece ,being of triangular;outline with-side edges oo-nvergingfromthelower cornersto a central apex at its top, a strap connected toone'of'said base corners having a coupling'member atlits complementalcoupling member connected to theother of said base corners, said backingmember, strap and coupling. memberscco-perat ing tosurround a leg of theuser ofthe'container andtohold the container close against suchleg,

a ,suspender fastened to the apex of the backing member and extendingupwardly therefrom,

means connected with the upper extremity of the suspender forattachmenttow a portion'of the clothing of the user, and means forcoupling the 'upper extremity ofthe front'member to said member theweight suspender when as battery is containedhin the pocket, constructedand arranged to transmit to the suspender the tensioncreated-in thefront of the battery.

MARY c. rnnimesf

